This was reported in the Contra Costa Times this past week, that the home of a family in the suburb of Pleasanton, just south of my hometown… Read more “Anti-Obama hate crimes in Pleasanton and elsewhere around the United States”
All Hail Claycord.com! And everyone, per Claycord.com’s recommendation who read www.crazyinsuburbia.blogspot.com, and who commented
First, I want to extend a big round of applause to the Mayor of Claycord. He posted a story about my blog, http://www.crazyinsuburbia.blogspot.com/. And, over the past… Read more “All Hail Claycord.com! And everyone, per Claycord.com’s recommendation who read www.crazyinsuburbia.blogspot.com, and who commented”
New Addition to come to Crazy in Suburbia!
Crazy in Suburbia is going to create a new feature, the ability for people too create their own stories. You can make it fiction or non-fiction. This… Read more “New Addition to come to Crazy in Suburbia!”
Another dead squirrel sighting around my Walnut Creek ‘hood
Lying in the gutter in the street. As I drive by my son’s school. A red furry corpse. Lying on its side. Nested in a bed of… Read more “Another dead squirrel sighting around my Walnut Creek ‘hood”
Suburban dad arrested in Silicon Valley tech firm shooting spree that leaves three dead
An engineer and father of three, just laid off from a Silicon Valley semiconductor startup, was arrested Saturday for allegedly opening fire at his workplace the day… Read more “Suburban dad arrested in Silicon Valley tech firm shooting spree that leaves three dead”
The Birds 2008?: Woodpeckers terrorize suburban retirement community
Something out of an Alfred Hitchcock movie? Well, not entirely. The woodpeckers aren’t swooping down on the seniors at this local retirement community to peck at their… Read more “The Birds 2008?: Woodpeckers terrorize suburban retirement community”
Who’s to blame for the Global Economic Crisis? Bush, Wall Street, Greenspan, Congress—or Us?
My boss and I were recently debating whether we, those of us, collectively in affluently suburbia, share some of the blame for GEC (Global Economic Crisis). My… Read more “Who’s to blame for the Global Economic Crisis? Bush, Wall Street, Greenspan, Congress—or Us?”
I’m Actually Feeling Hopeful
Maybe the Prozac is kicking in. Of course, it can’t hurt that my presidential candidate of choice, Barack Obama, was elected. But it was also exciting and… Read more “I’m Actually Feeling Hopeful”
Contrary to what you’ve heard, the foreclosure crisis is also hitting affluent suburbs
Walnut Creek, California, where I live, is considered to be an affluent American suburb. (FYI: the median housing price is $537,000, down 10 percent from the year… Read more “Contrary to what you’ve heard, the foreclosure crisis is also hitting affluent suburbs”
Diagnosis: GEC and TNU
Okay, after a week of actually sleeping close to eight hours a night for the first time in years—and without the aid of my new Ambien prescription—I… Read more “Diagnosis: GEC and TNU”
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